off-beam
Wide of mark
Off-beam means mistaken or wide of the mark, like a signal that fails to follow its intended path.
The term comes from early aviation and radio navigation, where pilots followed a radio beam to stay on course.
Someone who is off-beam has strayed from correct thinking: Your estimate is completely off-beam.
Chiefly British.
Containing factual mistakes
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- wrongContrary to fact
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- misguidedBased on poor judgment
wide of the mark · flawed · faulty · false · untrue · invalid · imprecise · inexact
Idiosyncratically unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- oddballEccentric individual
- kookyOddball in manner
- zanyAmusingly absurd
outlandish · offbeat · unorthodox · bizarre · peculiar · whimsical · idiosyncratic · left-field
erroneous
Containing factual mistakes
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- wrongContrary to fact
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
misguided · wide of the mark · flawed · faulty · false · untrue · invalid · imprecise · inexact · fallacious
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- oddballEccentric individual
- kookyOddball in manner
zany · outlandish · offbeat · unorthodox · bizarre · peculiar · whimsical · idiosyncratic · left-field · strange